Bill Chappell
Stories
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Science
2 galaxies, the Penguin and the Egg, get a family portrait thanks to Webb Telescope
The galaxies' fanciful names belie their actual ages: In this case of the Penguin and the Egg, it’s the Egg that came first.
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Arts & Life
‘Absolutely incredible’: Man rowing solo across Atlantic is surrounded by whales
The appearance of hundreds of whales was amazing, rower Tom Waddington said. But when one slammed into his boat, "suddenly it turned from David Attenborough into Moby Dick. And I was really scared."
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Arts & Life
Actor Jay Johnston of 'Bob's Burgers' and other comedies pleads guilty in Jan. 6 case
In his career, Johnston has repeatedly portrayed police officers and agents, from Arrested Development to The Sarah Silverman Program and Men in Black II. His actions against police cost him a job.
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Beryl kills 2 in Houston area and knocks out power to 2.6 million customers
At least two deaths were reported after Beryl's landfall. People in areas in and around Houston woke up to flooded roads early Monday.
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Business
Greece's new 6-day workweek law takes effect, bucking a trend
An employee who must work on a sixth day would be paid 40% overtime, according to the new law.
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Arts & Life
A robot gets a face of living ‘skin’ that allows it to smile
If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy — would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you?
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National
NYC pastor is sentenced to 9 years for fraud, including taking a single mom's $90,000
"Lamor Whitehead is a con man who stole millions of dollars in a string of financial frauds,” a U.S. attorney said. In 2022, the high-profile pastor was robbed during a livestreamed service in Brooklyn.
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National
Maryland is pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions. It's part of a trend
Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order pardoning more than 175,000 cannabis convictions on Monday, making Maryland the latest state to try to undo the harm imposed by criminal records.
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National
A jury says Chiquita should pay millions over paramilitary killings in Colombia
The jury awarded plaintiffs $38.3 million in damages saying that Chiquita was liable for killings perpetrated by the AUC–Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia).
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Environment
A heat dome can bring dangerously high temperatures. What is it?
Much of the Southwest U.S. is experiencing extreme heat this week — with temperatures blazing past 100 degrees. And a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.
